Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

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  1. jbuck1911
    Jun 26, 2012
    5
    Wow. Really disappointed. I'm only 4 missions in but I gotta say...terrible port to the PC. I usually don
  2. LexBR
    Aug 22, 2013
    6
    This is a not-so-much over the average game, it's not bad, but definitely not good. All in the game seems unfinished, including the menu and cut-scenes. The story is totally forgettable, even for this type of game. You do not care about any character, mostly because they and the dialogs are shallow. The graphics are okay and the gameplay is better using a controller. This game would be aThis is a not-so-much over the average game, it's not bad, but definitely not good. All in the game seems unfinished, including the menu and cut-scenes. The story is totally forgettable, even for this type of game. You do not care about any character, mostly because they and the dialogs are shallow. The graphics are okay and the gameplay is better using a controller. This game would be a 5 if not for some good ideas. The teamwork works well, specially playing stealth. The gadgets differs this game from the others, and that's why I gave it a 6, a little bite over the average. Just buy it if on sale… Expand
  3. rogermorse
    Aug 24, 2014
    7
    The game is OK. It is not really a deep and meaningful game but it is fun. It is similar to splinter cell conviction but here it has a reason to do this (while I hated splinter cell conviction to have destroyed sam fisher's saga). The gameplay can be (actually SHOULD BE) very tactical. You can give very simple orders to teammates. It is a not at all as tactical as older ghost recons, butThe game is OK. It is not really a deep and meaningful game but it is fun. It is similar to splinter cell conviction but here it has a reason to do this (while I hated splinter cell conviction to have destroyed sam fisher's saga). The gameplay can be (actually SHOULD BE) very tactical. You can give very simple orders to teammates. It is a not at all as tactical as older ghost recons, but the overall gameplay style is ok and well balanced. You can't really go and shoot everybody, you have to plan something first. Graphics are nice with some spots like 'what the hell?' with awful textures and some flickering shadows, general level design is also nice. 12 hours to complete the campaign without worrying about achievements. Good game if cheap (not more than 10 euros I would say). 75/100… Expand
  4. YelowDragon4
    Jun 27, 2012
    5
    Another good game that was screwed up and almost unplayable for my computer.The optimization is worst even BF3 runs better with good graphics while this works at 15fps when changing to lowest settings
    Game 8/10
    Port 2/10
  5. jakerfv
    Feb 22, 2013
    7
    Ghost recon future soldier is not Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 3, (I need to mention that every reference towards ghost recon advanced warfighter 2 is from the CONSOLE VERSION, pc is a totally different story altogether) this is what a lot of people were expecting, it feels like a mesh of (incoming hate for cliche comparison) call of duty and ghost recon, which is not bad on its own,Ghost recon future soldier is not Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 3, (I need to mention that every reference towards ghost recon advanced warfighter 2 is from the CONSOLE VERSION, pc is a totally different story altogether) this is what a lot of people were expecting, it feels like a mesh of (incoming hate for cliche comparison) call of duty and ghost recon, which is not bad on its own, but it lacks the high adrenaline that was given in some of the call of duty campaigns and the deep tactics in ghost recon advanced warfighter 2, you do get that innovation that is required from the sequels, there's some cool new stuff that works better then what did in ghost recon advanced warfighter 2, such as getting your squad to take out 4 targets at once (counting you) when you mark up 4 and as soon as you take the shot they fire. The ai on your team is quite good, much like the ones from before. You can still command things like drones, you can have them suspended in the air, or have them transform to roll on the ground, and you can call them back to you. NOW FOR THE ISSUES. On launch day, if you had a high end graphics card, you were gonna get problems. I'm using a radeon 5700 and it ran without problems but it still might cause issues with your system if you have a high end card. The other big beef I have and this is what shattered my experience and made me right this review, is that you don't command your squad. You can have them do a few things, like the takedown 4 targets thing I mentioned earlier, but it just really blows, unless there's a part in the game where you get full command of your squad through,, I don't know, the death of your captain? Then I am completely wrong but honest, I haven't heard that yet, just "it's call of duty, lol". Remember that difficulty in GRAW2 with a 5th level difficulty, a single bullet kills you, if you had some skill and memorized the maps, all you really could do was command your squad using the map or their cameras, which was badass by the way, it was so well done, it had so much depth. Now where this game actually shines that makes it a disappointing good game rather then a disappointing bad game, is the multiplayer and co op, (no local co op, I think they even got sued for false advertising) multiplayer is a lot of fun, there is so much customization, you can customize your gun down to handle and barrel, not just attachments and paintjobs. There's some really fun maps, I haven't tried co op yet though but you can play it in single player or do co op missions that are not part of the campaign. Now I think there is one small aspect that does save the game in the story, when you get to the point where you get cloak, you can get close to that flanking feeling that was in GRAW2, in GRAW2 you could command your squad behind cover without them firing to get into position to fight the enemy which are also in cover, you could then move around to the side just a bit so they can't see you, you get your troops to open fire and then you sneak in more while the enemies are distracted to flank and take them out, cloaking in future soldier simulates that a bit to make it feel like the deep tactics within GRAW2 and that's really where FR disappoints, that wall of tactics found in GRAW2 are barren, the innovation added to FR combined with GRAW2 gameplay could have been an amazing game, we waited 6 years for a console game release of a Ghost Recon game, and this is sadly what we got. I also wrote this based on the price drop, (Can't believe i payed 80 USD for this), for 35 dollars it's pretty good considering how fun you might have with the multiplayer and co op but only get it for that, Campaign by yourself, even with the reasonable AI, is disappointing. SO TO RECAP: Disappointing campaign, things added in but also taken out, doesn't feel like GRAW2, Co op and Multiplayer good, lot's of fun to be had 7/10 for variety and content.… Expand
  6. Zelosfan
    Jul 1, 2012
    5
    I played this game the last few days and i was very disappointed... I expected a great multiplayer experience with a huge variety of game modes. The reality is that the multiplayer is not really playable... the loss of multiplayer connection makes it impossible to finish a game. The gourilla mode seems pretty nice at first but some maps just stop working and spawn not a single unit after aI played this game the last few days and i was very disappointed... I expected a great multiplayer experience with a huge variety of game modes. The reality is that the multiplayer is not really playable... the loss of multiplayer connection makes it impossible to finish a game. The gourilla mode seems pretty nice at first but some maps just stop working and spawn not a single unit after a few waves.The coop campaign is not as great as expected but the multiplayer function works great without connection losses.… Expand
  7. murut87
    Oct 31, 2012
    6
    I say that this game feels a little bit disappointing for me,even through the core gameplay fits the game well,but the Originality of the game feels like its fading a lot the fans of Ghost Recon Realized that this game has lost its Originality.....And also with the Good graphics but EXTREMELY poor Optimization that i can`t even make it to Medium (Even Worst Than Highly-Demanded game likeI say that this game feels a little bit disappointing for me,even through the core gameplay fits the game well,but the Originality of the game feels like its fading a lot the fans of Ghost Recon Realized that this game has lost its Originality.....And also with the Good graphics but EXTREMELY poor Optimization that i can`t even make it to Medium (Even Worst Than Highly-Demanded game like BF3) are the worst one and in result,a complete disappointing to all PC Gamers.Where`s the Ghost Recon that all we know????… Expand
  8. Liquidlizard
    Aug 25, 2012
    6
    I bought it for $36 and I don't entirely think it was worth it... Gameplay isn't entirely fluid and the running is kinda silly. It would have been 100x better if it was in first person. 3rd person turned it into an arcade type game. Disappointment compared to the other Ghost Recon games. Play them instead.
  9. Imnpsnm
    Aug 17, 2012
    6
    I've found this game entertaining, It's a tactical shooter where you can synchronize shots with your teammates, flank your enemies to get a better spot while your teammates awaits for your order to shoot... It also has many different environments and a tipical but acceptable storyline with some funny character chatter.
    The missions mostly at the middle of the campaign become repetitive    I've found this game entertaining, It's a tactical shooter where you can synchronize shots with your teammates, flank your enemies to get a better spot while your teammates awaits for your order to shoot... It also has many different environments and a tipical but acceptable storyline with some funny character chatter.
    The missions mostly at the middle of the campaign become repetitive but the latest missions vary and give you some fresh air. So it's not a simulator, but it isn't CoD, if you enjoy shooters and want to play some tactical this could be some fun.    … Expand
  10. djturner83
    Oct 31, 2012
    5
    bought this game on release date and had to wait 3 months before it was even playable, too many bugs to mention and i think were on the 5th update now to try to fix. when the game does play it looks incredible, the game is worth playing and the multiplayer is great expect for the connection issues. love to give it a 9/10 for the game itself but how they can release an unplayable game ibought this game on release date and had to wait 3 months before it was even playable, too many bugs to mention and i think were on the 5th update now to try to fix. when the game does play it looks incredible, the game is worth playing and the multiplayer is great expect for the connection issues. love to give it a 9/10 for the game itself but how they can release an unplayable game i will never no… Expand
  11. Grpc
    Jul 1, 2012
    7
    I think this game has a unfair low user score, I have played through the campain in singleplayer with two of my friends an got a solid action experiance. However the game does not stay true to it's the forerunners, that much is true. The story isn't the greatest ever writen, but not that bad. The graphics are pretty solid atleast it pleases me. The gunrange part of the game is awesome withI think this game has a unfair low user score, I have played through the campain in singleplayer with two of my friends an got a solid action experiance. However the game does not stay true to it's the forerunners, that much is true. The story isn't the greatest ever writen, but not that bad. The graphics are pretty solid atleast it pleases me. The gunrange part of the game is awesome with loads of potential to modify your loadout and weapons. I think you should embrace games that makes coop a part if the general experiance,… Expand
  12. walklty
    Jun 26, 2012
    7
    Generally speaking, this game is above the average. Its story is a little boring and AI is stupid. But I love idea of invisible suit and X-Ray vision, make the combat much different from previous games. And you can customize many components of guns, that's a cool thing.
  13. Ordish
    Nov 5, 2012
    7
    I am of two minds on this game. First let me say that the single player campaign was excellent. I enjoyed every mission and spent more than 8 hours just enjoying the missions and not rushing through the game. The multiplayer was also fun, if not a bit sparse on the game match servers. In that regard, Ghost Recon Online is a much better alternative with better keyboard/mouse controls.I am of two minds on this game. First let me say that the single player campaign was excellent. I enjoyed every mission and spent more than 8 hours just enjoying the missions and not rushing through the game. The multiplayer was also fun, if not a bit sparse on the game match servers. In that regard, Ghost Recon Online is a much better alternative with better keyboard/mouse controls. Where the game falls a bit short are in the controls which feel a bit clunky at times. The active cover is nice but getting into cover often glitches leaving you open to fire. Overall, the game was fun, but previous versions felt much more responsive.… Expand
  14. dumle
    May 21, 2013
    7
    I did not have high expectations of this game. Quite the opposite in fact. But i found it for a cheap price and decided to give it a try and boy was i surprised. The game is not without its fair share of problems. The game did not run as well as it should considering how it looks. It didn't have any major impact on me but i would be cautious picking up this game if you have a low-endI did not have high expectations of this game. Quite the opposite in fact. But i found it for a cheap price and decided to give it a try and boy was i surprised. The game is not without its fair share of problems. The game did not run as well as it should considering how it looks. It didn't have any major impact on me but i would be cautious picking up this game if you have a low-end computer. While on the subject of graphic, there are some really low res textures in the game that just looks awful. And there is a lot of things in this game that doesn't look good at closer inspection.

    The game do also have some of the most annoying and out of place rail-shooting segments i have ever encountered in a video game. The story can also be a bit silly from time to time and it never really shines. There are also some minor annoyances like badly placed checkpoints and covers you cant hide behind in the game.

    But as i might have already given away i was quite taken by this game. This game has an amazing level-variety. And there isn't just a whole lot of them, most of them are pretty though as well. The gameplay is also quite reasonable varied over the surprisingly long singleplayer campaign. But the thing that truly sold me about this game is the way its handles all this future half sci fi technology.

    They are fun and useful to use and they never feel like some stupid gimmick. The cloaking ability is a blast to use, drones are extremely useful for stealth and scouting and the magnetic vision is fun to use and lets you take advantage of weak covers and etc. Overall i feel that they really succeeded with the future tech.

    All this technology also serves to make the stealth in the game quite enjoyable and i personally had loads of fun sneaking around cloaked synchronizing shots with my AI partners.

    As you might expect i do recommend this game to anyone interested in the genre. I have heard that this game had some major problems at launch on the pc but besides the terrible optimization i had no real problems playing the singleplayer campaign of this game. But it might be something worth taking into consideration.    … Expand
  15. Chrispy92
    Aug 27, 2012
    7
    It's as one reviewer aptly put it: "What does work works very well, and what doesn't work gives the impression that the game is unfinished." On the plus side, the stealth mechanics and the special synchronized shooting work pretty well. The squad AI was almost never an issue at all. And finally the gun customization was every gun nut's wet dream. On the other hand however, there are heapsIt's as one reviewer aptly put it: "What does work works very well, and what doesn't work gives the impression that the game is unfinished." On the plus side, the stealth mechanics and the special synchronized shooting work pretty well. The squad AI was almost never an issue at all. And finally the gun customization was every gun nut's wet dream. On the other hand however, there are heaps of things that let the game down as well. The controls on an Xbox console might seem okay at distances, but they're far too clunky at the short ranges the game puts you in. The story itself is bland and uninteresting: while I liked the dialogue between the Ghosts a little, I can't say I gave a damn about what was going on around me. The sound needs a LOT more work, with certain effects or lack thereof really taking you out of certain moments. And the facial animation at certain points was just plain terrible. Most of these flaws felt like they all needed more time and manpower to sort out. Couple this with major connection issues for its multiplayer (despite having a goddamn beta beforehand) and you have a game that while far from **** certainly does not compare with the Advanced Warfighter games.… Expand
  16. Dunge
    Jul 19, 2012
    7
    Critics here are awful. Game is pretty good in overall. If you compare it with the best shooters out there you will be disappointed, but it don't deserve a 3, it deserve a 7 score. It's not a console port at all, if you see xbox button that's because you have a gamepad plugged in. Graphics are ok for a game this year (it's not bf3/crysis, but still good). Ambiant occlusion killsCritics here are awful. Game is pretty good in overall. If you compare it with the best shooters out there you will be disappointed, but it don't deserve a 3, it deserve a 7 score. It's not a console port at all, if you see xbox button that's because you have a gamepad plugged in. Graphics are ok for a game this year (it's not bf3/crysis, but still good). Ambiant occlusion kills performance, disable it and everything is ultra smooth. Campaign is awesome and diversified, better than most shooters. It's not tactical as the old Ghost Recon if that's what you are looking for, but the action is good.… Expand
  17. Wallie
    Jun 26, 2012
    7
    Single player is pretty good and Guerrilla is really fun (As I really enjoy these kinds of Horde modes). But what keeps it from getting anything higher than a 7 is the crap port they did. Lets see month late release from the consoles AND than another week delay and they didn't even fix the key bindings. Really LB for grenades (Its F by the way)? Mouse control are so so and what reallySingle player is pretty good and Guerrilla is really fun (As I really enjoy these kinds of Horde modes). But what keeps it from getting anything higher than a 7 is the crap port they did. Lets see month late release from the consoles AND than another week delay and they didn't even fix the key bindings. Really LB for grenades (Its F by the way)? Mouse control are so so and what really sucks is what others have said also. Can't access the menu to change your settings within the game. Come on we need to do this to adjust the game to work with our hardware on the fly. I think UBI just doesn't want to do PC games anymore. Maybe they shouldn't... I do hope they patch things up quickly because it will be a killer game once these issues are corrected. ** Oh and if you have WinXP your S.O.L till they get that patch out which wont be for a few weeks UBI says,… Expand
  18. MasterAlighieri
    Aug 13, 2012
    5
    Basically, Ghost Recon Future Soldier is a good game. I am not so much into the whole Tom Clancy thing (my opinion) but the campaign is nice and playing trough it with a bunch of friends can be fun, even more if considered the fact that PC players do not get so much coop focused games like consoles do. The multiplayer on a whole is quite good, very tactical and it favors teamwork more thanBasically, Ghost Recon Future Soldier is a good game. I am not so much into the whole Tom Clancy thing (my opinion) but the campaign is nice and playing trough it with a bunch of friends can be fun, even more if considered the fact that PC players do not get so much coop focused games like consoles do. The multiplayer on a whole is quite good, very tactical and it favors teamwork more than other games. Coordination is of the essence much more than in CoD and even more than in BF3. But this is also where the flaws are located... What is the interesting Multiplayer good for if you can barely manage to get a round played ? Every second attempt ends with a "Connection to server lost" and every now and then the game happens to crash completely. This is a very very big issue, essentially, Ubisoft completely ruined a promising multiplayer and it seems as if they do not attempt to fix the problems and the patches did not change a thing so far. Clearly, we have a failed console port here and I have problems recommending this game since the multiplayer will be dead soon… Expand
  19. Frostidlo222
    Oct 16, 2012
    7
    PC version? Poor performance with i5 2500K and GTX570? Come on??? Graphics? Nice, but quite average these days, expected more. Singleplayer campaign is average in terms of length and story is just so damn poor, but all other aspects of the game are good. Its fun to play it, its fun to shoot. Game could have been really good. Unfortunately it
    s just ok.
  20. Troianman
    Apr 25, 2013
    7
    I realize that this game is now almost a year old but I decided to finally post my thoughts given the extremely large number of arguments I have actually had over this game with friends that have never even played it but act like they know what they are talking about. Basically I figure there are people out there who never played this game because of such information and thoughts fromI realize that this game is now almost a year old but I decided to finally post my thoughts given the extremely large number of arguments I have actually had over this game with friends that have never even played it but act like they know what they are talking about. Basically I figure there are people out there who never played this game because of such information and thoughts from someone who actually played both the single player campaign and multiplayer aren't exactly a bad thing.

    For what it was, I actually enjoyed this game quite a bit. Though it was a major transition from the previous games in the ghost recon franchise it still retained many of the old elements but in an updated way. Even with the switch from third person to first person it still emphasized the tactics of your squad, in both the campaign and single player. In the single player campaign you still had a sort of control of your squad in terms of what targets they eliminated and where they moved/how they moved/etc. While the missions were much more linear than those of previous iterations in the series you could still make your way through most of this game tactically. Unfortunately there were a few moments of "Defend location X while we throw everything at you including the kitchen sink" however those moments weren't very frequent. The majority of the game was not a CoD clone as many people seem to think, though the final part of the final mission was very much a run and gun moment.

    Unfortunately the PC version had some issues with multiplayer at launch and that caused a bit of hatred to occur which made matchmaking take some time once those issues were solved since players either stopped trying or were not on in huge amounts. This however is not something that should have caused lower scores, that is like a critic lowering their score for a movie because it didn't show at their theater. It has no bearing on the game itself, it is a product of the people playing it not of those that made it. Once you finally got into a multiplayer game it was really fun in a way that I never found CoD or Battlefield to be. Tactics mattered, aim mattered, your squad mattered, your own personal twitch based skills mattered. It was not a spray and pray festival of who can get enough arbitrary kills to call in an airstrike but one where the objective mattered. The assertion that the guns sucked because they didn't do enough damage was rather laughable, it made you aim for the head or empty a magazine into the chest and rightly so as flak jackets are a thing that exist but not generally for the face.

    Sadly the PC version was very much a port from consoles, it could have really shined on a PC if Ubisoft had given it the proper attention. I never noticed any negative effects or slowness with a keyboard and mouse, just that the visuals could have been better on last year's hardware and that the movement felt as if I could have gotten away with a controller rather than a keyboard and mouse. That coupled with the unlikable campaign moments of guns blazing in a linear waypoint based progression system made me lower my score from the possible 10. The moments where you got to deploy a drone or circle around a camp and survey the enemy locations and movements to plan the stealthiest attack possible are where the single player campaign truly shined and almost teased what might be possible for the franchise if things move in the proper direction and I really hope it does.    … Expand
  21. krishna
    Jun 27, 2012
    7
    Of course, this is no opponent for battlefield 3. no game is! the graphics are average - good, but sometimes, for example the water, looks really terrible. the whole atmosphere, story and cut scenes are okay and it gives one a few hours of fun, going though the single player campaign. for multiplayer i can´t recommend this, cause i don´t play 3rd person shooters online... >Of course, this is no opponent for battlefield 3. no game is! the graphics are average - good, but sometimes, for example the water, looks really terrible. the whole atmosphere, story and cut scenes are okay and it gives one a few hours of fun, going though the single player campaign. for multiplayer i can´t recommend this, cause i don´t play 3rd person shooters online... > nobody should! there re a few things not so nice, like that you can´t go to options while in the game and loading takes it´s time. overall i recommed this to people with enough money to kill some time and buy a few hours of entertainment or to people who can get this discounted for like half the price. it´s not really worth more. but it´s not that bad either. i rate this a good 7… Expand
  22. Echo9k
    Jun 9, 2013
    5
    Great Idea indeed; Tom Clancy's is a writer and I have some of his books, but the development of this game was terrible. That's why the games of GRAW became cheap that fast. If you are curious let me tell you that you ain't loosing to much.
  23. MrWickstar
    Mar 2, 2013
    7
    I enjoyed this game quite a bit. I played it many months after release and it seems that some of the bugs that pissed folks off have been worked out. It plays well and I didn't run into a single technical issue. If you feel the need to give it a pounding because its not exactly the same as previous T.C. titles be my guest but i'm going to let it stand on its own. There isn't anythingI enjoyed this game quite a bit. I played it many months after release and it seems that some of the bugs that pissed folks off have been worked out. It plays well and I didn't run into a single technical issue. If you feel the need to give it a pounding because its not exactly the same as previous T.C. titles be my guest but i'm going to let it stand on its own. There isn't anything remarkable about this game but that doesn't mean it isn't entertaining. Great buy at 20 dollars thru Steam (sale, all dlc included) and I wouldn't have been disappointed if I bought it at retail.… Expand
  24. huntibor
    Mar 29, 2013
    7
    Ghost Recon FS PC game, I think it was great, as graphically and as gamepl.. Wait a minute! The gameplay is not really so bad, but from the author (Ubisoft) would have expected more. But there is also a change: there is a mini game where you step on it, and there are wars to be shooting at each other, but it is not as easy as you think. Many have to walk only in part, and nothing else,Ghost Recon FS PC game, I think it was great, as graphically and as gamepl.. Wait a minute! The gameplay is not really so bad, but from the author (Ubisoft) would have expected more. But there is also a change: there is a mini game where you step on it, and there are wars to be shooting at each other, but it is not as easy as you think. Many have to walk only in part, and nothing else, which is not the best. I still do not like the game is that the missions are often kénszerítve stalking us. If we do not do it, then you can begin to rewrite the control point. Why? The errors due to only 7 points for the game.… Expand
  25. doombman
    Dec 28, 2013
    7
    I'm debating to give it a 6 or a 7. The multiplayer is hella choppy and the story is sort of mediocere. But the strongsuit of the game itself is the gameplay though. Mainly PVE, not multiplayer. It gives you the feeling as if you were in an actual firefight from it's cinematic aspect. My immediate turn off from the game though was the choppy frame rates. I'm running on a 660ti in SLI withI'm debating to give it a 6 or a 7. The multiplayer is hella choppy and the story is sort of mediocere. But the strongsuit of the game itself is the gameplay though. Mainly PVE, not multiplayer. It gives you the feeling as if you were in an actual firefight from it's cinematic aspect. My immediate turn off from the game though was the choppy frame rates. I'm running on a 660ti in SLI with a AMDfx 8350 and my framerate drops from 50-25 throughout the entire game. Turning off frame blend helps with this though.… Expand
  26. mitzle
    Oct 24, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am going to keep to the point with my categorized rating of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier SINGLEPLAYER. Result at the bottom with a total rating of 7/10.

    Plot - 6/10
    One very nice thing about the plot is, that you will be fighting all around the world (Africa, Middle East, Asia, etc.), which prompts variety created by very distinct level design (see "Game world"). The sad thing is, that again the Russians are the bad guys, which seems to be the standard in today's games featuring a militarized America. Because of this uninspired idea, regardless of the rest of the plot, I can only give 6/10 here.

    Weaponry - 8/10
    When you are about to start your mission you can always choose your loadout. This might sound generic, but you are actually able to modify your weapon right down to the barrel to improve your weapon management or fire power. Unfortunately, you have to unlock many camo patterns and attachments with ridiculous challenges for which I found no way to read what the challenge actually is.
    In the battlefield there is a huge amount of different weapons and gadgets, one of which is the drone. I am meantioning it, because it is - in my opinion - your most powerful tool in the field. Of course there is much more to it: xray and thermo vision, artillery strikes, several types of grenades, a vast amount of guns and so on.

    Game world - 9/10
    Even though textures are blurry and messy from time to time (especially on trees or walls) player and weapon models look stunning. Also, the level design is great. You do not feel like following a rather linear path to the goal of your mission, since levels seem to be pretty open and intertwined. This effect is intensified by the fact that you are travelling around the world visiting different and nicely designed places on Earth in an individual fashion as meantioned above. All this and fitting environmental sound effects lead to an atmospheric experience - well, if you do not count weird sound loops e.g. of screaming people which have been expelled from their homes and aren't even there anymore, but the sound is.

    Combat - 7/10
    Now this was hard to rate, since the main aspect of the game is stealth and action driven combat combined. The stealth parts are great, when you have to sneak into compounds, restricted areas or even airports, although you do it over and over again. It does not feel repetetive, because there is always something going on (different level design, tanks incoming, sniper assault, different placement of enemies and so on). This is usually followed by quite the opposite of stealth. Shoot your way out, either protecting only your three mates or even VIPs to reach designated extraction points.
    A very negative impact on the gameplay are the many, many mini cutscenes. For example, when your team needs to rally up around doors or just to regroup, you always have to wait what feels like for ever! This takes you out of the moment completely and does not deliver - as I suspect it was intended - a moment where you can catch your breath. You actually do not need to calm down and pause, since there are no waves and waves of enemies enclosing on you like in other games (e.g. COD). When the action strikes, enemies can be killed rather quickly. So do armed forces.

    Loading times and videos - 3/10
    Yes, this is actually where the score drops significantly. Loading times are too damn long. When you start the game, you have to skip three videos and in the process, need to click "any key" twice to get to the menu. Every menu itself does need to load for more than three seconds, which is unacceptable. When you continue/enter the campaign, the loading takes far too long for a game not looking that great (it is decent, as I said above, but it will not make you go "WOW!"). Also, in any case you need to restart from a checkpoint, you will get the intro screen a la COD (location, time, mission name) displayed, which adds five additional seconds to your waiting time - after waiting for the checkpoint to load for roughly ten seconds. I am absolutely sure, that my system is not at fault, since I can play the game on maximum settings everywhere without troubles. This might be credited to bad scripting, I suppose.
    Videos are there. Well, that is a fact. Not a fun one, since videos mostly don't further the story and are highly similar to Call of Duty Modern Warfare intermission sequences: You see the world and get to know what's happening from a satellites perspective. This is just a copy, to say it bluntly. Videos where you see the protagonists, do not really affect you in any way. There is shallow dialogue, bullsh*t propaganda and testosterone driven antagonizations and you do not really start to care about the characters. The videos and waiting times, of course, significantly make the game longer.

    My result - 7/10    … Expand
  27. Tomle1202
    Nov 5, 2017
    5
    Besides being an evidently terrible PC port, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is a disappointing tactical shooter that does not even try to encourage you to use your brain.
  28. DiegoParedesHD
    Aug 1, 2020
    7
    Entrega de ghost recon lanzada en 2012 .En esta ocasion un juego bastante aceptable.
  29. dandalis
    Dec 23, 2017
    6
    Expected more from this game as i have seen plenty of people praising Future Soldier, but in the end its just an OK game. Ubisoft clearly catered for the console market with it, with cinematic feel, linearity, many scripted events that take away control from you, more simplistic approach to stealth and tactics, overall gameplay that feels better off on a controller than mouse and keyboard.Expected more from this game as i have seen plenty of people praising Future Soldier, but in the end its just an OK game. Ubisoft clearly catered for the console market with it, with cinematic feel, linearity, many scripted events that take away control from you, more simplistic approach to stealth and tactics, overall gameplay that feels better off on a controller than mouse and keyboard. Absolute best thing i can commend the game about is the very good gunplay and sound design, thats the thing that pulls GRFS from being mediocre or sub par mess with satisfying, tactile feeling shooting mechanics and impactful, precise sound design. Storyline, characters however are as generic and uninspiring as they come in a military shooter, youre part of american super soldier squad, some bad russians throw up a coup and seize power in Russia, America is the only one who can stop them, stuff i have seen numerous times before and done much much better. Atleast one more redeeming value is the variation between levels, no level feels really that repetative, they all feel more or less unique. One really stupid design decision that i hated were the ''No alert allowed'' sections that brute forced you to play with stealth with zero chance for enemies to raise alarm, it felt very out of place. Lastly i was suprised Ubisoft got the russian speaking parts right with someone who can speak more or less properly in russian unlike so many western mediums that have cringe worthy abysmal russian accents.

    Speaking of port to PC, graphics still hold up and at times can look pretty good, great character and gun modeling stand out particularly, tho they were not by any means close to being best looking of 2012 making its shoddy PC version with sub par optimazation inexcusable, a GTX 1050 Ti which is equal to highest end GPU like GTX 680 from 2012 not being able to get 60 fps on max settings even without using AA is pathetic. I was mostly hovering in 40 - 50 fps range with many dips into high 20's and annoying stutter regularly occuring.

    If you like solid and satisfying shooting mechanical driven gameplay above all else, theres something for you in Future Soldier to enjoy, if youre looking for deep tactical gameplay, probably steer clear.    … Expand
  30. RustyCoin
    Jul 17, 2018
    7
    The story of this game isn't very memorable and interesting, the characters are also quite boring and the multiplayer is dead now too. But somehow it's really fun to play and I keep coming back to play it from time to time cause I find gameplay quite fun and good for third-person shoot SP game. I don't think it's worth it's full price now (for a couple possible playthroughs) but I'd reallyThe story of this game isn't very memorable and interesting, the characters are also quite boring and the multiplayer is dead now too. But somehow it's really fun to play and I keep coming back to play it from time to time cause I find gameplay quite fun and good for third-person shoot SP game. I don't think it's worth it's full price now (for a couple possible playthroughs) but I'd really recommend to grab it on sale.
    Graphics is fine too for 2012 game but the optimization is bad (but what would you expect from Ubisoft in terms of optimization...)    … Expand
  31. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    6
    Игра жутко не оптимизирована и очень требовательна. Ubisoft еще тогда умели делать тотальные бенчмарки.
  32. AMBO
    Feb 17, 2020
    7
    07/10......................................................................
  33. kitru
    Feb 22, 2021
    6
    A great game to play in the campaign of friends or one friend. Interaction with bots (which are not deleted) is implemented pleasantly. There are bugs-bots kill through everything, near the final went so perfectly that not one enemy did not give an alarm and the game broke. I hate the scribbling, the inability to pass some missions without noise. The plot is 0.
  34. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    5
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.

Awards & Rankings

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#50 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#47 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 14, 2012
    82
    Slightly irritating 3rd person view, cover shooter parts are very average, but ultimately fun as a stealth game seasoned with some tactics. [Sept 2012]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Sep 16, 2012
    50
    This shoddy console port has cast a shimmering invisible cloak over what would have been a serviceable third-person shooter. [Sept 2012, p.55]
  3. Armchair Empire
    Sep 5, 2012
    70
    At its worst, Future Soldier is an uneven experience with some unchecked boxes as they pertain to PC ports (e.g. no option to invert the controls on a gamepad) and an unrecognizable story, but at its best it's a good shooter with a little more thought required than many other 3rd person shooters available right now.
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